Cruising around and through Europe Part 40: Disembarking in Venice Italy
Apr 12, 2024 13:30:46 #
After our final meal on the Viking Sky, it was time to disembark and start the next part of our journey around and through Europe. We were one of the last groups to disembark and took a coach ride to the Venice Marco Polo Airport, about an hour-long ride of about 35 miles. Many people were flying home and had very early departures. However, we booked a two night extension in Venice which resulted in a relaxing morning for the transfer to our hotel. We walked a couple of blocks from the airport parking lot to the dock for a boat ride of about 45 minutes to The JW Marriott for the next two nights.
The Hands Sculpture, photo 8: Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn is back with another large-scale hand sculpture. On Friday, May 10, 2019 Quinn unveiled Building Bridges, an installation consisting of six pairs of hands arching 50 feet over a waterway at the Arsenale former shipyard in Venice’s eastern Castello District. Made from white resin to mimic the white marble seen around Venice, the hands symbolize the need to build bridges and overcome differences. Each pair is clasped in a different way to highlight six values, including friendship, hope, love, help, faith, and wisdom. The new sculptures were unveiled at a ceremony with a performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.
My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-804496-1.html, while the first post of this series (that includes a map of all of the places where we stopped) can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html
Next up: More of Venice
The Hands Sculpture, photo 8: Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn is back with another large-scale hand sculpture. On Friday, May 10, 2019 Quinn unveiled Building Bridges, an installation consisting of six pairs of hands arching 50 feet over a waterway at the Arsenale former shipyard in Venice’s eastern Castello District. Made from white resin to mimic the white marble seen around Venice, the hands symbolize the need to build bridges and overcome differences. Each pair is clasped in a different way to highlight six values, including friendship, hope, love, help, faith, and wisdom. The new sculptures were unveiled at a ceremony with a performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.
My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-804496-1.html, while the first post of this series (that includes a map of all of the places where we stopped) can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html
Next up: More of Venice
The Venetian Lagoon from our veranda
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The Aquavit Terrace where we ate breakfast on a beautiful morning in Chioggia
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Viking was founded by Torstein Hagen, a Norwegian, and their ocean ships are registered in Norway, hence the Norway flag
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One last look at our beautiful home for the last two weeks
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The view through the coach windshield
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Vineyards!
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The ride from the airport to the hotel
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The Hands Sculpture
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Approaching our hotel, the JW Marriott
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UTMike wrote:
What a beautiful leg in your adventure, Dennis.
Thank you Mike, I appreciate it.
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Apr 12, 2024 18:33:42 #
An enjoyable tour and helpful maps to round out the text. Wish a closer view of the six pair of hands had been secured but I know, ya gets what ya gets! Oh, the first shot was special for the variety of clouds, by the way.
Apr 12, 2024 19:08:37 #
pixelmaven wrote:
An enjoyable tour and helpful maps to round out the text. Wish a closer view of the six pair of hands had been secured but I know, ya gets what ya gets! Oh, the first shot was special for the variety of clouds, by the way.
Thanks Laura, the hands sculpture was very interesting, but that is as good as I could get of it. There were other hands sculptures done by the same artist, but I only included my photo. Here's a link to more:
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrjZcumvRlmlRwFS3lXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=giant+hands+sculpture+venice+italy+images&fr=mcafee#id=108&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fafar.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims4%2Fdefault%2F240a3da%2F2147483647%2Fstrip%2Ftrue%2Fcrop%2F1856x1238%2B0%2B0%2Fresize%2F1440x961!%2Fquality%2F90%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%252F%252Fafar-media-production-web.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fbrightspot%252F72%252Fe2%252F52cd33a85d9197394b377c7f8de2%252Foriginal-building-bridges-3-image-credit-halcyon-art-international.jpg&action=click
We didn't see the ones on the building, as they apparently were not there when we were.
Apr 12, 2024 19:12:37 #
Apr 12, 2024 19:17:16 #
DJphoto wrote:
Thanks Laura, the hands sculpture was very interes... (show quote)
Oh thanks for the link.That gives me a more expanded idea of the hands and how they interact. Much appreciated.
Apr 12, 2024 20:19:14 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Fine images Dennis.
Don
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Thank you Don, I appreciate the compliment.
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jaymatt wrote:
Thanks John! I just posted another set at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-804674-1.html
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